Recommended Safety & Hazmat Training

Baskin Engineering E2 building

Below is a listing of UC and UCSC provided safety, hazmat and compliance training.   This list is constantly evolving but represents some of the training that BE Facilities and BELS staff undergo on a constant basis.

E-Courses are typically found online at the UC Learning Center

NameEcourse or LiveWhere To FindRecommended FrequencyNotes
UC Laboratory Safety FundamentalsE-Course
SC-EHS-UCLSF-ECO24 Months
required for all lab personnel
Ergonomic Assessment and Training
E-Course
 SC-EHS-EASTM0263-ECO
as needed
Do when 1st hired or when workstation needs reconfiguration.  For all personnel.
Hazardous Materials Shipping (General Awareness)UCLOL0003-UC-ECOAnyone who handles Hazmat or causes Hazmat to be transported for UC. DOES NOT certify you to ship hazmat.
Laser Safety TrainingE-Course
SC-EHS-LST-2016.08.23Anyone and everyone who works with Class 3D and Clas 4 laser systems and other members of groups with potential exposure to laser beams.
Ladder SafetySC-EHS-VIVLRN0047-ECOFacilities & BELS staff.  Other personnel who may use ladders.
Biosafety – InitialClassrm
EH&S
SC-EHS-BSI0014-ILT
Facilities & BELS personel signing medical waste.   Persons working in research labs with infectious agents, recombinant DNA, human cell lines, human blood or tissues
Fire Extinguisheronline
fireextinguishertraining.com
12 months
People working in areas where a specific fire extinguisher has been provided, such as the fabrication lab or shops.  Note that you need to understand the fire type and appropriate extinguisher to use before using any fire extinguisher.   If a fire extinguisher is used you must also pull the fire alarm.  Fire is not out until the fire dept says it is.
Last modified: Aug 04, 2024